Dhaka, May 10 -- In observance of Buddha Purnima 2025, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) organised simultaneous cultural festivals in Dhaka and six other districts - Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari - on Saturday, May 10.

The central celebration was held at the Nandan Mancha of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka at 7 pm.

Speaking as chief guest, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Adviser to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, said, "If you've observed our activities over the past few months, you'll see we are trying to show that a country can have various ethnic groups and people of different religions, but together we all make up Bangladesh."

"This country is incomplete with...